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BURGESS v. STATE

No. 97-0879.

585 N.W.2d 846 (1998)

M. Kathlyn BURGESS, Applicant-Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

June 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Miller of Zimmermann, Miller & Arenson, Iowa City, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Martha E. Boesen, Assistant Attorney General, Denver D. Dillard, County Attorney, and Todd Tripp, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

Heard by CADY, C.J., and VOGEL and MAHAN, JJ.

MAHAN, Judge.

Mary Kathlyn Burgess appeals the denial of her application for postconviction relief. Burgess alleges the trial court erred when it determined she received effective assistance of counsel. Burgess contends her counsel: (1)allowed her to plead guilty to a charge for which no factual basis existed; (2) failed to file a motion in arrest of judgment; and (3)failed to adequately inform her about the status of the law. We reverse.

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